Deseret Evening News | 1910-02-24 | Page 3 | Railroads Raise Rates No Meats

RAILROADS RAISE RATES ON MEATS Despite Efforts of Packers to Break Ranks Roads Are Standing Fast INCREASE AFFECTS THE WEST House Products Take m ant Ad 1 Three Cents ler POIl Pounds lIs Chicago Feb lieb Chicago Rec in n a news article today I rays IlS the efforts of the packers to break brenk the ranks or of the rail m rands the latter are standing fast with respect to Increases In rates on packing house products and dressed meats from the west to Chlea Chicago o St Sl Louis Loul and time the seaboard Instead of taking a backward back backward ward step the railroad men yea made another Increase In rates on these commoditIes The hew cR will lake effect front all packing points west o of th the river At yesterdays confer coner conference encl ence It was agreed to add three cent to the tho present I local oc I rates ratel from all house hous points west weAL of the Mis Missouri Missouri and to make corresponding lu In lelles from the Missouri river 1101 points to St Paul and Duluth Hates from interior points such at Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa Wl wa will be Increased at 1 a meeting soon Hoon to be held